Can I Tell When a Hot Flash Will Be Coming? (0:32)
Unfortunately, there is no real way to predict when a hot flash is coming - unless you have a sense of what your personal triggers are. In this video, OB/GYN specialist Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, MD, discusses some common triggers to pay attention to.
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Oh! do I wish I could tell you when that hot flash is coming. You will definitely know when it's there, but there's really not necessarily a great way to predict when it's coming, except if you have noticed triggers. Okay, so if you get anxious or nervous speaking in front of people, that maybe a trigger for you, if you have coffee, alcohol or spicy food, that might be a trigger, so you may notice a pattern but otherwise they come from totally out of the clear blue.
Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, MD, is involved in women’s empowerment and public education. She is in private practice of obstetrics and gynecology in Beverly Hills, CA.
